by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Berea College was awarded 293 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health & wellness.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Berea is ranked #987 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Berea held the #1,190 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
If you're applying to Berea College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 33%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 8% of students accepted to Berea submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 555 and 640. Math scores were between 563 and 628.
The student to faculty ratio at Berea is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Berea College is 88%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Berea College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Berea for first-time, full-time students is 55%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,432 undergraduates at Berea with 1,423 being full-time and 9 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Berea, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Berea, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $2,303 a year. That adds up to $9,212 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Berea is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Berea College.
Contact details for Berea are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40404-2182 |
| Phone: | 859-985-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.berea.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/bereacollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/bereacollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 29 | $39,226 |
| General Psychology | 23 | NA |
| General Biology | 21 | $17,023 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 19 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 17 | $19,670 |
| General Engineering Technology | 14 | $24,355 |
| Political Science & Government | 14 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 11 | $7,984 |
| General Agriculture | 10 | $21,131 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 10 students took at least one online class at Berea College. This is a decrease from the 1,415 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,415 | 640 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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